Emergency P Rocedures; Jump Starting - Fiat 500L Quick Manual To Repairs

3. E me r g en cy p r o c ed u res
FIAT 500L / 500L Living
Emergency procedures
3.1

Jump starting

If the battery is flat, it is possible to start the engine using an auxiliary
battery with the same capacity or a little higher than the flat one.
IMPORTANT:
Never jump start the engine by pushing, towing or driving downhill.
Proceed as follows to start the vehicle:
• connect the positive terminals (sign + near the terminal) of the
two batteries with a jump lead;
• with another lead, connect the negative terminal of the auxiliary
battery to an earth point on the engine or the gearbox of the car
to be started;
IMPORTANT:
Never connect the negative lead (–) of the auxiliary battery to the
negative pole A of the vehicle battery, connect it to an earth point of
the engine/gearbox.
• start the engine;
• when the engine has been started, remove the leads reversing
the order above.